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Europe's leaders raced against an Asian clock on Sunday, hoping to lift financial markets when they open with a new crisis fund for debt-ridden euro countries and support from their central bankers.

2010-05-09T08:21:38ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/09/Europes_leaders_race_calm_financial_4051

Europe's leaders raced against an Asian clock on Sunday, hoping to lift financial markets when they open with a new crisis fund for debt-ridden euro countries and support from their central bankers.

2010-05-09T08:18:01ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/08/Euro_leaders_race_against_markets_4048

Europe's leaders raced against an Asian clock on Sunday, hoping to lift financial markets when they open with a new crisis fund for debt-ridden euro countries and support from their central bankers.

2010-05-09T02:26:49ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/08/Europe_races_erect_crisis_defences_4773

European leaders dramatically pulled out on Saturday of World War II commemorations in Moscow as they raced against the clock to fund a new crisis firewall before financial markets re-open in Asia.

2010-05-08T20:38:48ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/08/Europe_races_erect_crisis_defences_4774

European leaders dramatically pulled out on Saturday of World War II commemorations in Moscow as they worked overtime to erect new crisis defences before Asian markets reopen.

2010-05-08T17:22:22ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/07/Britain_votes_2010_Results_Live_2489

1615: SO THERE IT IS. An election in which the Labour party lost most seats, and the Conservative party became the largest grouping, but no party won a clear mandate.

2010-05-07T15:18:39ZAFP European EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/07/Britain_votes_2010_Results_Live_2488

1600: Some more elements of what Cameron is offering the Lib Dems - and early (rather unimpressed) reaction from prominent Lib Dems:

2010-05-07T15:01:03ZAFP European EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/07/Britain_votes_2010_Results_Live_8767

1508: With just a handful of seats left to be declared, here's a quick look at some of the latest results. Unsurprisingly, Labour's Diane Abbott has held onto the seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington.

2010-05-07T14:08:27ZAFP European EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/05/07/Britain_votes_2010_Results_Live_2935

1405: House of Commons speaker John Bercow has kept his seat in Buckingham, beating off a challenge by UKIP's Nigel Farage who suffered minor injuries in a light plane crash yesterday.

2010-05-07T13:05:50ZAFP European EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/03/09/Greens_protest_genetically_modified_potato_0054

Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.

2010-03-09T19:56:08ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2009/12/16/eyes_targets_climate_talks_falter_6056

The European Union on Wednesday urged major world polluters to set new long-term goals to fight climate change, realising they will fail to match its ambitious offer to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

2009-12-16T15:57:27ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2009/10/22/awards_rights_prize_Russias_Memorial_5236

EU awards Sakharov rights prize to Russians beleagured rights activists. The European Union's parliament on Thursday awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought to three prominent Russian rights activists, in recognition of the difficult conditions they face in defending human rights in Russia today.

2009-10-22T12:12:48ZAP NewsDAVID NOWAKtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2009/10/03/Comments_Irish_yes_Lisbon_Treaty_6062

Comments on Irish 'yes' to Lisbon Treaty, the blueprint for EU reforms. Reaction to Ireland's 'yes' vote to the Lisbon Treaty:

2009-10-03T16:02:18ZAP NewsThe Associated Press